crackship

crackship

English

Alternative forms

• crack ship

Etymology

crack +‎ ship

Noun

crackship (plural crackships)

1. (fandom slang) A ship that is canonically implausible, bizarre, or humourous.
   • 2015, Kristen J. Warner, The Cultural Politics of Colorblind TV Casting, unnumbered page:

     Moreover, in the more silly venues of fandom, some fans generate "crack ships," or nonsensical couplings, such as sensing chemistry between Bonnie/A Rock.

   • 2016, Kathleen Smith, The Fangirl Life: A Guide to All the Feels and Learning How to Deal, unnumbered page:

     We carve out little fiefdoms with the common love of a middle-aged actress, and we march up the gangplank to board our favorite crackship.

   • 2019, "Thefudge", "The Marvelously Crafted", Lemon, 1 February 2019, page 49:

     With rarepairs and crackships, it's the unlikeliness or even impossibility of their coming together that gets you going.

   • For more examples of usage of this term, see Citations:crackship.